ColdFusion Training Bootcamp

Audience
To gain the most from this ColdFusion training program, you should already have:

• A familiarity with Web terminology
• An understanding of Web server characteristics
• Experience with the HTML tag set and syntax
• Familiarity with the SQL command set, including SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE

ColdFusion Training Course Overview
Days 1 - 3 (FastTrack to ColdFusion)

Getting Started with ColdFusion

• Understanding Dynamic Web Pages
• Introducing ColdFusion
• Exploring Dreamweaver CS3
• Creating ColdFusion Variables
• Displaying Variable Values
• Including Files
• Commenting Code
• Implementing Best Practices

Publishing Database Content

• Connecting to a Database
• Querying a Database Table
• Viewing Debug Data
• Dumping a Recordset to a Browser
• Displaying Database Data
• Using the Dynamic Table Tool
• Using the Resultset Structure Data
• Introducing CurrentRow
• Using ColdFusion Functions
• Implementing Best Practices

Building Forms with ColdFusion

• Understanding HTML Forms
• Enabling Debug Output
• Self-Posting Forms
• Determining Form Submission
• Evaluating Form Variables
• Introducing ColdFusion Forms
• Implementing Best Practices

Building Search Interfaces

• Using Form Data in Dynamic Queries
• Preserving Form Data
• Creating Dynamic SQL for Multiple Search Criteria
• Using Text Searches
• Using List Searches
• Implementing Best Practices

Building a Drill-Down Interface

• Using Dynamic URL Parameters
• Creating a Data Drill-Down
• Creating on-the-fly PDF Documents
• Displaying Data in a Tabbed Interface
• Implementing Best Practices

Inserting New Data

• Building an Insert Interface
• Building an Insert Form Page
• Validating ColdFusion Forms
• Building Insert Action Logic
• Redirecting Process Flow
• Implementing Best Practices

Updating and Deleting Data

• Updating Database Data
• Building an Update Form Page
• Building Update Logic
• Deleting Records from the Database
• Improving SQL Security
• Implementing Best Practices

Reusing Templates

• Reusing Code
• Using Custom Tags
• Using User-Defined Functions
• Introducing ColdFusion Components
• Implementing Best Practices

Securing an Application

• Addressing the Web’s Statelessness
• Using the Application Framework
• Using Application Variables
• Persisting State Variables
• Working with Session Variables
• Implementing Best Practices

Days 4 -7 (Advanced ColdFusion Development)

Introduction to Components

• Using the Application Framework
• Introducing CFC Syntax
• Configuring Application Settings
• Handling Application Events
• Handling Request Events
• Locking Shared Scope Variables
• Handling Session Events

Manipulating Lists and Queries

• Using Lists
• The Query Object
• Summarizing and Grouping Data
• Transaction Processing
• Querying a Query

Manipulating Data with Arrays and Structures

• Using Arrays
• Using Structures
• Using Built-In ColdFusion Data Structures
• Dynamically Evaluating Variables
• Combining Data Structures
• Accessing Data by Value or Reference

Advanced Component Concepts

• Instance-Based Components
• Creating Dynamic Getter/Setter Proxies with onMissingMethod()
• Using Built-In Components
• Prototyping Components with <cfinterface>

Handling Errors and Exceptions

• Introducing Error Handling
• Customizing Application Error Messages
• Handling Exceptions with Try/Catch
• Exception Handling Frameworks

Code and Content Reuse

• Creating Custom Tags
• Using Custom Tag Attributes
• Setting Results on the Calling Page
• Calling Custom Tags
• Creating CFML Simple Nested Custom Tags
• .NET Integration with ColdFusion 8
• Creating Web Services
• Calling Web Services

Working with PDF Files and Forms

• Generate PDF Files from ColdFusion
• Manipulating PDF Files with <cfpdf>
• Pre-filling PDF Forms
• Posting Data from a PDF Form to ColdFusion

Data and File Manipulation in ColdFusion

• Manipulating Image Data with <cfimage>
• Reading and Storing Image Data
• Image Processing
• Creating RSS Feeds
• Consuming RSS Feeds

Scaling Applications

• Understanding and Identifying Scalability Bottlenecks
• Caching Recordsets
• Caching Generated Results with <cf_accelerate>
• Caching Entire Page Results
• Using Asynchronous Processes to Improve Performance